1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/includes/rts/Flags.h b/includes/rts/Flags.h
index 3582e6abde..63450d5ece 100644
--- a/includes/rts/Flags.h
+++ b/includes/rts/Flags.h
@@ -188,17 +188,6 @@ typedef struct _CONCURRENT_FLAGS {
  */
 #define DEFAULT_TICK_INTERVAL USToTime(10000)
 
-/*
- * When linkerAlwaysPic is true, the runtime linker assume that all object
- * files were compiled with -fPIC -fexternal-dynamic-refs and load them
- * anywhere in the address space.
- */
-#if defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH) && defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
-#define DEFAULT_LINKER_ALWAYS_PIC true
-#else
-#define DEFAULT_LINKER_ALWAYS_PIC false
-#endif
-
 /* See Note [Synchronization of flags and base APIs] */
 typedef struct _MISC_FLAGS {
     Time    tickInterval;        /* units: TIME_RESOLUTION */
@@ -208,7 +197,6 @@ typedef struct _MISC_FLAGS {
     bool generate_stack_trace;
     bool machineReadable;
     bool internalCounters;       /* See Note [Internal Counter Stats] */
-    bool linkerAlwaysPic;        /* Assume the object code is always PIC */
     StgWord linkerMemBase;       /* address to ask the OS for memory
                                   * for the linker, NULL ==> off */
 } MISC_FLAGS;